Improvement in guides for laying cords



w. TAYLOR.

Sewing Machine Guide.

' No. 31,494. Patented Feb. 19.1861.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM TAYLOR, OF BERLIN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN GUIDES FOR LAYING CORDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 3 1,494, dated February19, 1861.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM TAYLOR, of Berlin, county of Rensselaer andState of New York, have invented a new and Improved (lord-Layer forLaying Cord in Shirt-Bosoms; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, inwhich Figures 1 and 2 are views of one of my cord-- layers, the formerrepresenting the hookshaped piece turned to the right and the latterturned to the left in the position which it occupies at the time ofcommencing the operation of laying the cord.

The nature of my invention consists in laying the cord between the foldsof the linen, where it is stitched at the same time.

The spool of cord is placed under the front of the sewing-machine tableona wire for that purpose, and threaded through the loop-holes on b b,and passed through the tube h on the point of the hook-shaped piece (I,and brought past the needle for use. The cord runs on the slidefof theneedle when the end piece, 01, is turned to the left and on the side gotthe needle when the end piece, 61, is turned to the right. When the endpiece, d, is turned to the left it lays the cord on the edge of thecenter piece of the shirt-bosom and plaits, and when the end piece, 61,is turned to the right it is placed under the fold of linen and lays thecord on the left side of the center piece of the shirt-bosom, it beingcapable of taking two positions and working alike on either side of thecenter piece of the shirt-bosom.

The same letters refer to the same parts in both the figures.

a is a block ofiron, with slots in both ends and a screw-hole throughthe same, as shown in Fig. 4.

b b is an iron how, with a slot in the lower end, where it is attachedto the block a with the screw e. When at is turned to the left the endof b I) is placed in the slot in the right end of a, and when dis turnedto the right I) b is placed in the slot in the left end of a, which willbring the tube It in either position above described on the bed-plate ofthe sewing-machine, as shown in the accompanying drawings. To the upperend of 1) bis riveted a spring, 0. The end of b b and the end of d areriveted together, forming a hinge. The end of spring 0 is fitted againstthe end piece, 61, forming a stationary joint in two positions. When itis necessary to turn the end piece, (I, raise the spring 0, as shown inFig. 3, by lifting the projection I thereon, and then turn the endpiece, d. The block a is placed on the front part ofone of Wheeler &VVilsons sewingmachines. Remove thescrew that holds the front part ofthe machine to the table, then place the middle hole in block a over thehole of the machine, and screw them both down firmly to the table. Thefeed runs as indicated by arrows in the accompanying drawings.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The hinged cording device constructed and operating substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM TAYLOR.

YVitnesses R. H. STREETER, D. E. DENIsoN.

